Det. Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson is a senior detective assigned to the Sex Crime Section of the Special Victims Unit within the Kansas City Missouri Police Department. Detective Johnson graduated from Park University with honors, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Detective Johnson has over nine years of law enforcement experience with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and has had over 400 hours of training in advanced police studies; specifically in sex crimes investigations and crisis intervention. Detective Johnson is a Distinguished Fellow with the Missouri chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, a member of the Intimate Partner Violence Taskforce with Truman Medical Center, an Associate Board Member of Project GHB, an Advisory Board Member with the Kansas City Coalition Against Human Trafficking, an Advisory Board Member with End Violence Against Women International, as well as the founder of MoSAVE (Missouri Sexual Assault Violence Education). www.mosave.org

Detective Johnson currently assists in training new officers for the Crisis Intervention Team as well as new recruits on what to expect if they are asked to handle a call involving a victim of rape. She has developed training courses on victims engaged in high-risk lifestyles, and interviewing techniques for victims suffering from mental illness. She has conducted this training at multi-disciplinary conferences around the country, including Kansas City, MO; Columbia, MO; New Orleans, LA; and Choctaw, MS, Denver CO, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. She also presents at the training course for sexual assault nurse examiners and advocate volunteer training in the Kansas City area on what to expect from law enforcement during an investigation

During the course of her assignment to the Special Victims Unit, Detective Johnson has received recognition for her excellence, commitment, dedication, and tireless devotion to victims of sexual assault. Crimestoppers presented Detective Johnson with a Certificate of Appreciation in 2008. She has received a Meritorious Service Award and a Certificate of Commendation from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, and a Visionary Award from St. Luke’s Hospital Forensic Care Program in 2009.